- Motivation is an internal process that gives direction to our lives.
- Motivation can be described as a desire to show behaviour.
- An internal process that gives direction to our lives.
- A desire to show a behaviour or a condition that elicits behaviour.
- Motivation comes from internal factors and external prompting conditions that interact with internal factors
Behaviour & Engagement
- ATTENTION
- EFFORT
- LATENCY
- PERSISTENCE
- CHOICE
- PROBABILITY OF RESPONSE
- FACIAL EXPRESSION
- BODILY GESTURES
Brain Activation
- Brain activity – Activation of brain structures- amygdala/ prefrontal cortex.
- Hormonal Activity – Chemicals in the saliva or blood e.g. cortisol (stress) or catecholamines (flight-or-fight response)
- Cardiovascular activity – Contraction & relaxation of heart & blood vessels.
- Ocular activity – Eye behaviour – pupil size (extent of mental activity), eye blinks (changing cognitive states & eye movements (reflective thought).
- Electrodermal activity – Electrical charges on the skin surface (expression of threat or stimulus significance).
- Skeletal activity – Musculature, facial expressions and bodily movements.